Interesting Impidimp Inspirations! Grimmsnarl's GREAT! | Gnoggin - Pokemon Sword and Shield 

Grimmsnarl is everything I've ever wanted in a Fairy type. Dark, mischievous, and full of POWER. I named mine Chernabog and I'm not sorry about it. Also why Absol wasn't changed to Dark/Fairy I'll never know.

When one realizes that Impidimp was eating the negative emotions people had during the 24 hour stream...

"The illusion slowly wears off and the changeling baby slowly starts looking uglier[...]" It's called growing up.

One thing on Grimsnarl being male only, and it's strength coming from it's hair, just look at the story of Samson. He was commonly depicted as having Herculean strength, and long hair. But as soon as Samson's hair was cut he lost his strength.

"some believe it to have power to make crops grow" me: welp he just dumped their bodies underground didnt he

Im surprised you didn't delve into the connection between Impidimps line and Hattarenes. Hattarene uses its long hair combined with a witches cap to attack. It is also know as the Forest witch according to the pokedex. It is the female counterpart to Impidimps all male line. They even inhabit the same enchanted wood

Grimmsnarl is one of the coolest non-legendaries I've ever seen, with it's type combination being exactly the thing I'd hoped to see after we got a psychic/ghost. Not to mention the fact that it has two signature attacks instead of one.

Grimsnarl: exists Latios and Latias: *confused screaming*

Fun fact One of the theoretical origins of the changeling is autistic children, an energetic and outgoing child suddenly becoming withdraw is a sign of a changeling, and the onset of autistic symptoms normally happen at around 2 years. If a mother saw her child change so suddenly and diddnt know any better she would think someone switched it

There is one aspect of Grimmsnarl that you forgot since it is fairy-type: the Grimm part in his name. He is named after Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, aka The Brothers Grimm. They wrote the classic fairy tales that we now know through Disney

"Long ago in a distant land, I, Grimmsnarl, unleashed an _UNSPEAKABLE EVIL_ , But a _FOOLISH_ Samurai sirfetch'd wielding a magic leek Stepped forth to appose me, before the final blow was struck, I threw open a portal in time, and flung him into the future, Where my Gigantamax is law! Now the fool seeks to return to the past, And undo the future that is _Grimmsnarl_

Theory: this line thrives on strong negative emotions, hatterene’s line hates strong emotions in general. Possible rivalry?

Just a theory, dead animals(including humans) make great fertilizer for plants due to decomposition. So if their Pokedex entry says "lures people into the woods, makes the crops grow" therefore if you take the two together. Killing them in the forest, and the decomposition causing the crops to grow.

I remember back when it was revealed and everyone was hating on my poor Imp son, I made a point to use one on my team the second i saw it, assuming it might only get one evolution. The fact it gets 2 and a G-Max form with a unique move and wicked stats is icing on the cake. Thank you Gnoggin for putting some respect on the Imp army's name.

Pokedex: Impidimp feeds on the negative energy of people Me: That explains that 24 hr livestream.

as a lil side thing: Grimmsnarl could also be a reference to Grendel from the legend of Beowulf, as Grendel was a very large black colored troll that terrorized a nordic settlement

Nobody: Lockstin: "Licking sounds" Kakyoin: " Imma bout to emerald splash this guy"

Goblin Slayer: *Gonna slay 'em all*

Y'all gonna ignore the fact Grimmsnarl looks like a lot of depictions of Grendel from Beowulf? Named mine Grendel cause I noticed it right away.

Man, shiny Grimmsnarl looks dope, amirite? Also, I originally thought the "Grimm" came from Direct inspiration of the Grim Brothers, for the dark fairy tales... DARK/FAIRY.

I loved that you included a reference to changelings in this one. Also, I would like to see an analysis on the Hattena line.

The hair strength might come from Christianity with Samson. As long as Samson didn't cut his hair God gave him great strength. One example is when he ripped a city's gate off of its hinges.

"This amazing colour palette turned into...this": My exact opinions on Rillaboom

Morg: Morgz, an evil RU-vidd being known to cause havoc across the world Grem: Gremlin

You didn't mention the fact that Morgrem learns a move literally called "False Surrender", in which the animation is literally Morgrem bowing to the opponent on all fours and catching them off-guard.

Incidentally, YES, there is a difference between a polearm and a halberd. A polearm is any weapon that consists of a head on a long shaft (usually not including normal axes and sometimes not counting spears). A halberd is /a/ polearm, consisting of an axehead, back spike or hook, and a spike or spearhead all as one piece. Other polearms include the Partizan (double bladed axe with a spear point between them, still used as the ceremonial weapon of the Swiss Guard at the Vatican), the Lochabar Axe (scottish, a broad axe blade that extends upward, with an entangling hook extending parallel to the back of the blade), Bardiche (Slavic, a huge axe blade extending upward and terminating in a point (instead of the spear point being directly on the shaft) as well as extending the lower edge until it meets the shaft again, where it is secured with a nail), as well as the glaive (long single edged blade like a giant kitchen knife on a stick) war scythe (the same, but with a concave edge, and straight, not right-angled), and the dozens of flavors of east asian "literally a curved sword on a pole" like the Naginata and various flowery-named dao varients.

Literally nobody: Kakyoin when he gets a cherry: 1:13

Tbh I also feel like the line also has some roots in Japanese mythology. Morgrem seems to be also partially based on the hari onago, a hairy woman which also has the 'barbs' on its hair that it shares with Morgrem. Both also use the ol' bait-and-switch to hunt people, too. Grimmsnarl also feels like it's based on oni to me. Many of Grimmsnarl's name in different languages either have the word 'ogre' and 'demon' in it, with English being an outlier. The word 'oni' can be both translated into 'ogre' and 'demon'. Oni also typically have red/blue/green skin and wild hair, which fits Grimmsnarl pretty spot on. Grimmsnarl being an oni would also explain the line being all male, as oni are depicted as being only male.

The virgin imp evolves into the incel goblin and finally into the Chad troll.

1:14 I think the sound you meant to say was, “RERORERORERORERO”

I love the Grimmsnarl line so much, the first mischievous fairy that doesn’t look like a stereotypical fairy type pokémon. I really liked when you mentioned the hair being related to witchcraft and how that sentence alone immediately brought up hatterene to my attention. I really hope you do a video on the Hattena line, I pretty sure we’ll see some things crossing over with the Grimmsnarl line. Very Interesting!

"Rerorerorero which is the sound of licking" >Kakyoin entered the chat

I always thought Impidimp's line is meant to represent villains common in fairy tales. An imp, a goblin, a troll and a giant

The Impidimp line is one of my favorite Gen 8 Pokemon. When I first saw it, I definitely considered putting him on my team, then the evolutions were revealed and I was sold. Then G-Max Grimmsnarl was reveal, then I was sold on him

G-Max Grimmsnarl in a nutshell. "Long ago, in a distant land."

G-max grimmsnarl still looks like a stand from jojo’s bizzare adveture.

So we really not gonna talk about the fact that grimmsnarl is a twink underneath all that muscle hair? Alright then...

I'm so happy about this, Grimmsnarl has been my favorite Pokemon since I've seen it! Maybe you could do something based off the Hatenna line, as well. They also use their hair as witches, and I have a feeling they're partly based on the phrase "mad as a hatter" and the implications of such -- despite what Alice in Wonderland might make you believe, the phrase originally came from mercury poisoning the hatters in shops would get, which often includes MOOD SWINGS and nervousness. It can also include impairment of speech, alluding to why they want everything so quiet.

Oh man, imagine if G-Max Grimmsnarl had a harp made from his own hair! That would have been awesome!

10:46 also the whole ide of grimsnarl being strong and hairy might come from the story of Samson in the Tanach. A man blessed by God to be strong, but his powers come from his hair...

“Doughby from Harry Potter” everyone: **confused screaming**

Impidimp is kinda cute but Morgrem is emo and cool I think that Grimmsnarl is scary, cool, dark and awesome

4:28 ok but I just gotta say morgrem's little laugh it does before it eats the curry is adorable and I love it

Nobody: Internet: "i JuDgE eVeRyThInG bAsEd On LoOkS" Me: youre shallow Internet: "iM nOt ShAlLoW"

"Three fingers, hair everywhere, UGLY" wow you didn't do that to him

Can that "witches power that lie in there hair" and Hatteren is called "a witch" .. And it's a Female only line ... *RIGHT NEXT TO GRIMSNAL'S LINE*

11:00 Me: watching this while hunting for a female impidimp for an hour plus “Wait did he just say male only”???

Pokedex: machamp < grimmsnarl Machamp attack: 130 Grimmsnarl attack: 120 ???

When I finally caught one of these buggers my inner Shakespeare came out and insisted I call it Puck. Puck is now a giant hair chucking goblin. I like Puck ;u;

Game Freak: "Let's name a Pokémon after Morgan Le Fay, a famous witch!" Also Game Freak: makes said Pokémon a male-only evolution line

I can’t I see this and now I put this curse upon you who see this. Grimmsnarl looks as if Aku went to the gym and got beefed up

Me just being like: that image is from D&D... and that image... and that one.

I just caught an Impidimp earlier! I named him Grendel after the Beowulf character!

Ohhhhhhh... This ties very well with it's counterpart, Hatterene: -totally witch reference, even in the pokedex she's called "the forest witch" -they both have a LOT of hair -both fairies that lives in the same forest, tying with that connection "troll - witch" that they have And I probably left out more details. What do you think?

3:54 A side note for Morgrem in game, it can learn the move: False Surrender (Dark) - "The user pretends to bow its head, but then it stabs the target with its disheveled hair.".

My first time I saw Gigantimax Grimsnarl, and I IMMEDIATELY got Pacific Rim Gypsy Danger vibes.

Fun fact: Changlings may have been inspired by autistic or neurodiverdent kids showing symptoms!

Also the line could be based on the brothers Grimm tails, with grimmsnarl being spelt as Grimm instead of grim. Also gigantamax grimmsnarl being tall and having sort of twisted together strands of hair for the body, sort of looks like a beanstalk

What people think fairies are: cute, small helpful, majestic, loving. What fairies actually are: *evil manically laughter from literal gods*

6:35 I was always thought to believe that the morg in morgrim was referencing Mordred “Mordred was depicted as Arthur's traitorous nephew and a legitimate son of King Lot in Geoffrey of Monmouth” as stayed the the character Wikipedia page.

I'm hurt he didn't use the JoJo clip when he tongue and made the sound

7:15 long story short - Morgan practically hoped that seeing Arthur die in such a manner could've given Guinevere a heart attack. No joke. Even after she gets better and starts being friendly with Arthur, she still seems to dislike Guinevere as she's usually the one who reveals the whole Lancelot/Guinevere affair - which is hilarious because Guinevere once ratted Morgan out for having a relationship with another man. To be honest, I really don't see that much of a connection between Morgan Le Fay and morgrem. Zacian already kinda fills the role of Morgan Le Fay, Morgan Le Fay is much more powerful than green knight and if grimmsnarl is the green knight... It doesn't make any sense in my head.

Did you just pronounce “Dobby” as “Doh-bee”

I just caught a Impidimp, I called it Gremlin :3 Also is me or Hattena and Impidimp are somewhat related? There are both based on fay creatures, there are Fairy type, one is male and the other female... Also there is a gypsy legend about how all diseases came from the unholy marriage of a fairy and a demon but I don't think it goes that deep.

Does G-max Grimmsnarl look like the Tutorial Boss in most Kingdom hearts games to anyone else?

I’m surprised there was connection mentioned to Samson when you spoke about Grimmsnarl. Has power in his hair, hair covers Grimmsnarls muscles to make him stronger. No?

Kakyoin: *Puts cherry on tounge* also Kakyoin: *Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero Rero*

Dang I thought Morgrem’s name was just “more grim” like it’s becoming more evil instead of just a prankster and almost a fully grown grimmsnarl

2:18 From the second there I thought he was going to show a picture of a CHANGELING from M L P

I recall there was a story about a man whose strength came from his hair and lost said strength after his lover cut his hair after being bribed by someone. So the whole "hair=muscles" thing could be based on that.

If anyone has watched Adventure Time the episode “Seventeen” has a lot more meaning now because of the “Green Knight” and I love that Edit:I’m also now convinced that Grimsnarl being the troll, swapped evolutions with what it could have been seeing how the they all start off looking so different

The design of impidimp really reminded me of that time in Moomin Valley where moomintroll gets turned into an imp and Moomin is really popular in Japan and is Finnish/Swedish so you get the troll and gremlin ties too.

Okay to clear this up. It's "Dobby" not "Dooby" from Harry Potter.

I wasn’t sure what to think of Impadimp, but the moment I saw Morgrem, I thought it looked like some Shakespherian forest creature who’s trying to trick me into taking a forbidden apple or something. Really specific, I know. Also, I’m glad they’re getting more creative with Fairy types. I’m already tired of seeing sugar/cake themed Fairies.

Nobody: Literally nobody: Me: Grimmsnarl looks like Eren Titan

Pretty sure Grimsnarl is a Digimon that snuck it’s way into the game.

0:42- What even is this whole line? Me: Is it Grendel? I think it's Grendel. I'm naming him Grendel.

8:28 Well anything from *that* would explain a lot...

A halberd is a specific type of polearm characterized as being longer than a pole axe having an axe head that continues up to a point and a spike on the opposite side and tend to be more ceremonial and fancy in comparison to their polearm brethren, in contrast a pole axe was specifically designed as a weapon of war featuring an axe head a separate spike or spikes and a blunt hammer, of course there are many variations of all polearms I’m just being general

I Loved and still love impidimp and his evolution líne i was totally right and the shiny is the Cherry on the top very awesome

9:45 Him "Stereotypically" Me: what do you mean Stereotypically, do you got a four finger in your basement.

Impidimp: a mischievous little devil Morgrem: an average psychopathic madman Grimmsnarl: a very hairy troll

7:03 Adventure Time - Fern disguised as the Knight, asked Finn to chop his head off due his 17th birthday

I think Grimmsnarl’s canines also look a little bit like an Oni’s

So, Grimmsnarl is done, I guess Hatterene line would be logical to go next, though on that note what is there to uncover about Hatterene's look other than the obvious witch reference?

Or ya know, Mordred. Morgrem. Sounds closer, and there's the whole false surrender bit

Came here from the hatterene episode. Loving the analysis on these! Up until now I'd watch one or two of these once in a while, but I think I'll try to catch up a bit more often.

Are you going to do Impidimp's counterpart next.

Lockstin is finally doing a video about my boys Impidim, Morgrim and Grimmsnarl.😎

This line has grown on me. On first reveal, I was one of the Pitchfork wielding "It looks like a boringly stereotypical JRPG enemy like something from Dragon Quest." To you know "the Trickster side is great" to "oh my god I love these evolutions especially Morgrem". I would've liked it sooner if the more Fae folk lore stuff was more significantly obvious because I love that stuff.

That Gigantamax Grimsnarl is clutch though.

I thought grimsnarl were based on "genderuwo", an Indonesian giant and hairy ghost

Love that the first Fairy/Dark type is full of folklore and has ties with Arthurian legends. Can't expect less from that type combo. That said I still think he looks like a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster.

I'll be honest. Impidimp''s line are my favorite gen 8 Pokemon. I love the Dark/Fairy typing.. It seems to showcase Grimm's fary tales, how they start out innocent, but then take a darker, dramatic, tone.

The connection of hair and grimsnarl is of the witches' familiar. Because it is believed that witches could empower their familiar/servent with magic and the witches hair contains magic.

Grimmsnarl is literally David Bowie from Labyrinth.

kakyoin: lerolerolerolerolerorororororo , i love cherish ,

the fact that this guy has base 120 attack AND prankster is just the buttercream icing atop the red velvet cake.

I'm always impressed by your videos and how deep you go into these inspiration, it's amazing. But hey, still waiting for galarian Yamask and its unique evolving method to be explained.

When I seen impidimp, it reminded me of the Moblin from L.o.Z.: Windwaker! That nose, colorful skin tones, evil magic enemies, classic fairy tale creature features, ect. It's has to be an origin too!